Norm Forshee is the executive director of the St. Clair County, Illinois Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB). Responsible to a seven-member board, he manages the Enhanced 9-1-1 system, including 9 PSAPs, 93 public-safety agencies, and 140 Telecommunicators who serve a population of more than 269,000. Mr. Forshee also manages the 9-1-1 administrative office service supporting the 9-1-1 system, including an annual budget exceeding $3 million, 9-1-1 data base/addressing, 9-1-1 equipment and network services, and 9-1-1 training, and procedural services. Mr. Forshee began his public safety career in 1963, as a police officer, and has been involved in the implementation and operation of 9-1-1 systems in three states. Mr. Forshee has been given the responsibilities of implementing a new state of the art, 700/821 MHz NPSPAC fully interoperable Public Safety and Public service two-way radio to serve all County departments (Highway, Sheriff, etc.), the construction of a new PSAP facility and the implementation of a countywide paging system. Mr. Forshee has written numerous articles that have been published in national organization magazines such as NENA News. He has appeared and testified before the FCC on public safety issues.